Destination Studio Sweet Spot: Studio Bohemo – Bath, New Hampshire
If New Hampshire is bit of a mystery to you, it’s time for that to change. The Granite State beckons, via Studio Bohemo. (click all photos to enlarge) Think first about its surroundings –...
View ArticleSonic Union Grows Biz Dev, Post Production Staff with Two Hires
Audio post personnel are on the move in NYC, with two new hires coming onboard at the Union Square shop Sonic Union. (l-r) Sonic Union’s Laura Bermudez and Randee Bowman. Randee Bowman has been added...
View ArticleGreg Norman Outside Electrical Audio
What a regular day at the office looks like for Greg Norman. Greg Norman has been Steve Albini’s right hand man at Electrical Audio since the beginning. He has worked at the influential Chicago studio...
View ArticleUniversal Audio Launches Neve 88RS Channel Strip Collection, Tube-Tech CL 1B...
Say “Neve”, and most audio pros can’t help but feel a glow inside. Need Neve? The new UA Neve 88RS Channel Strip Selection Now Neve is new all over again, with the release of UAD Software v8.1, a...
View Article2015 AMP Awards Winners Announced at City Winery in NYC
The Association of Music Producers’ AMP Awards are a music business event like no other. A grand convergence takes place: music producers, ad agency creatives, composers, music supervisors, audio post...
View ArticleLA Event: Meet Sontronics’ Trevor Coley – Friday, 5/8 at Westlake Pro
Who’s the man behind the mics? You’ve got a chance to meet him. Make no mistake — meet Sontronics at Westlake, on Friday, May 8th. LA recording mavens can meet Trevor Coley, founder and mic designer of...
View ArticleStudio Monitor Switch: Alex Sterling — Upper West Side
Listen closely, and you can hear them – an emerging generation of engineers who care deeply about audio. Alex Sterling has an ear for detail. Among them is Alex Sterling, whose eponymous studio on the...
View ArticleWaves Releases H-Reverb Plug-In
Waves has introduced H-Reverb and it appears to bring us fresh and exciting tech for more control than Waves has produced in previous reverb plugins. Integrating their new FIR engine (Finite Impulse...
View ArticleHow to Keep Perspective During a Mixing Session
We mixers know all too well that mixes can be like black holes. If you keep a safe distance, you can generally preserve a healthy perspective and escape unscathed. But many of us allow ourselves to get...
View ArticleLA Event: IMSTA Festa — May 16th at SAE Institute
We love it on both coasts, and this weekend IMSTA and SAE Institute Los Angeles are partnering to host IMSTA Festa – leading the way with the reminder to “Buy The Software You Use”. IMSTA is a free...
View ArticleNYC Event: BMS’ “The Independent Artist as a Startup” – Thursday, 5/28
Back in November, we told you about the debut of an event series from the New York City-based Business of Music Seminars (BMS). BMS #2 is set for May 28th. Response to their first foray was...
View ArticleRecording Studio Sweet Spot: Gold Coast Recorders – Bridgeport, CT
Close enough to be convenient – far enough from NYC to be a groovy getaway: Gold Coast Recorders just may be the missing link ye seek. Audio attractions are ample at this Bridgeport, CT facility, and...
View Article“The Fabricated Female”— in Media, the VO Booth, and Beyond
Another angle on the “glass ceiling” recently went under the microscope in New York City. (l-r) Julie Schubert, Felix Richter, Carrie Faverty, and Gretchen Carlson discussed “The Fabricated Female” at...
View ArticleReview: Audio-Technica ATH-M70x Headphones
The ATH-M70X by Audio Technica In both music and audio post work, there are a lot of situations where headphones are a necessity. Voice over and foley recording require headphones, you may find several...
View ArticleDave Smith Instruments Shipping Sequential Prophet-6 Analog Polyphonic...
The recently reacquired brand, Sequential, is Dave Smith Instruments’ original identifier for the vintage Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 synthesizer. Originally introduced in 1978, The Prophet-5 was the...
View ArticleBlack Lion Audio Releases Micro Clock MkIII
Chicago-based Black Lion Audio began their endeavors offering mods to the internals of popular audio gear with the goal of offering a higher-quality audio product for a reasonable price. Only later did...
View ArticleHow to Say Goodbye to a Studio: Recording “When I’m Gone” — by The Looking
How do you say goodbye? Gaze your ears upon The Looking. Carter, the foundation of The Looking, knew he had to depart his creative home. Astraea Studios on upper Broadway, would end a long run of...
View ArticleLive Show Alert: Ozric Tentacles – B.B. King’s in NYC, June 14th
Did you ever want to meet a benevolent clutch of creatures from outer space? This Sunday is your chance. The Ozric Tentacles are coming, in fine 2015 form. Even better than their extra-terrestrial...
View ArticleIntroducing SonicScoop’s Video Blog: “How to Record an Album (And How Not To)”
You asked for it, you got it: SonicScoop is ramping up the video side of the website, and to launch or new video blog, editor Justin Colletti has contributed an epic new post called “How to Record a...
View ArticleGear Review: Focusrite ISA One
The Focusrite ISA One. The Focusrite ISA One is a single channel microphone preamp in a compact desktop format. It is a descendant of the preamps found in the legendary Focusrite Studio Console...
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